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THERE ARE NOTHING BUT GUESSES about what exactly led the wise men to Bethlehem. Clues in the Bible: It pointed toward Israel. The star led them initially to the capital of the Jewish homeland, not to Bethlehem: “Some wise men from eastern lands …
IT STARTED with yesterday’s blog. I had mentioned jokingly that I’d have trouble with the Sermon on the Mount if Jesus had the squeaky voice of Deputy Barney Fife. Then an old friend of mine said Barney’s take on the Jesus line “Go and sin no …
WHY DO CHURCHES tend to have have a picture of European Jesus hanging on their walls? I got that question in an email yesterday. You know the picture. Reddish-brown hair. Stylish beard. White robe–with some copies showing him wearing a red …
I’M WRITING THIS on Saturday morning, for posting on Monday morning’s blog. At the moment, I’m strugging with prioritizing my to-do list. Vacuuming the house was the no-brainer for top of the list. That’s because my wife took …
HERE’S ONE OF THE REQUESTS I’ve gotten—over and over—from publishing colleagues: Write for Christian conservatives. They buy books. Throughout my writing career, spanning several decades, I’ve listened to that request phrased politely, …
I WAS SWEARING OFF the printed Bible. Going cold turkey as I headed to church to teach my Bible study class. It was an experiment this past Sunday. I had decided not to take my printed Bible or even my printed notes. I was going to teach a Bible …
I SPENT YESTERDAY IN HELL. That’s what I had to write about. It’s kinda like writing a travel piece about Bora-Bora, another place I’ve never been. At one point in the day I was absolutely surrounded by stacks of books. On my desk. …
I DON’T LIVE IN CALCUTTA. But there are helpless people within my reach. Some of them are kids. Martin Luther King, Jr. had a dream. When, in honor of Dr. King’s birthday, a Kansas City school asked its first-graders what their dream was, here …
A LITTLE AFTER MIDNIGHT on Friday, I randomly selected names of 21 people who would win gifts. Top gift: Kindle Fire HD. Additional gifts: 20 free books. I chose the names from all four of my social media hangouts: Blog, Facebook, Twitter, and my …
I CAN’T SHAKE THIS THOUGHT: Most of what we Christians do to celebrate Christmas isn’t Christian at all. Not if we punch our work on a timecard. Or tally the cost on a spreadsheet. Most of the time and money we put into Christmas is secular. …
I’VE BEEN WONDERING LATELY if some Christian publishers are going to go the way of newspapers. By “the way” I mean “away.” Is it just me, or do most booklovers think publishers are a tad late to the digital wave? As in wave goodbye. I’m as slow …
“I AM GABRIEL! I stand in the very presence of God” (Luke 1:19, NLT). That’s the only description the Bible gives of the angelic messenger God sent to earth on at least four occasions, spanning almost 600 years. The Bible names only one other angel, …
